Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-05-12


II Is known that Mc--rs. ~ ,adwatcr
Mc'ulioh .e Co.. have secured the oat,
contract 1T IT. A~siuab1inc. Their bi,
WAS S2.2.. ~ the various posts have mot
been heard IRON nothing definite can DE ~
certaincd ia regard ~ the other contracts
On Monday hast Probate Judge CarsaI
destroyed upward 81 5000 squirrel pelt,
aud it wasn't a good day for gopher -fuir
rel bounty. either II this thing continue,
wc expect Auditor Sullivan will eiIalicng,
judge Carson to a sparriug contest witt
SOFT glove. Courier
An s.. 200 fire occurrrd ia Billing. last
week. The ncw water works system
was thoroughly tested. aud proved e,luaI
to the taSk. resulting ia saving several
Thousand dollars worth Of property. W.
Il. kadeluakers saloon building was tn,
only structure totally destroyed.
\ Bismarck special To- the Pioneer Press
says the certainty of more railroads
reaching that city this year has created -
real estate boom there, and that T. g.
Power of the benton steamboat line. has
been investing largely and proposes to- take
AN interest in Il lars" wholesale establish
mrnt there.
Ex-Governor iIaurers project for the
largcs' aud mu-t complete gold and silver
redu, ion works yet constructed in this
cuuhtry, to b- built within a short distance.
oi the city boundary. is said to be- rapid,
undertaking. \ powerful syndicate with
the object stated ia view, IL in course OF
organization. and a little later tn public
viii b. in pos--ssinn # Tangible aud con
yincin. proofs OF the important undertake
ing Herald.
Two companies of cavalry aud one OF
infantry have been detailed from Ft. ASSN
aboine for a summer camp near the Sweet
Grass hills. They will polire that section
and endeavor TO put II quictus on Blood
raids. These raids have been great an
noyauce To- range aud ranchmen ior years
ana the people will appreciate the Efforts
oi the military in abating tin Nuisance.
They had about resolved to Organize for
the purpose nj reprisal which would have
irrational character
\ private letter from Billing, to Il Helena
gentleman says. on the authority of Chief
Engineer knowlton. that the contract for
grading the Rocky Forks coal ROAD will he
let early in May. and that the road will be
pushed to completion as soon thereai,e r ms
possible. The company has arranged Tor
the erection oi fifty double houses for
miners. work upon which will begin ~
soon az the saw mill is ia operation. De-
vrlopmcnts ia the mines show "A ledge oi
coal 100 feet tliirk. II Is pronounced 10y
experts tn be better for fuel purposes than
the Illinois or Iowa coal, aud some Of il
will coke.
The mighty hunter of Dawson county is
named Kolter. IIi.sportinl tsiuHphs are
something extraordinary. lie is unques-
tionably the boss shooter of big middle
sized and small bounty game along Moa-
tana's eastern border. Iii. killing covers
bear, wolf and gopher. His pension derived
from the territorial treasury averages wei
up toward 500 monthly. The whole pen-
pie ri Montana-all who pay the taxes and
furnish the bounty fund-are interested ia
George kolter. the dead shot @. Dawson.
VIII not our Glendivr contemporarie- give
/ he pnblic "A sketch Of the great sportsman
aud the scenr ri his slaughter excursions.
Herald.
Capt. Todd, of the Ro- ,bud. says he
thinks tho steamer Josepliine with the L.
:. ensin, ers aboard, which left Sioux City
on the 18th ult.. ought to reach Benton in
he course of ten days or two weeks. Mr..
Tower, tn, engineer in charge, WAS NJ Bis
inarck awaiting arrival Of his force. Capt.
Todd speaks in high terms of Mr.. Tower
and his assistants, and says h. is satisfied
they mean business, that they are all
determined to get at he work rs early and
push II Ia fast possible. There Is com
paratively little work To h. done on the
Shonkin and cracon-du-Nez bars. All that
Is needed there il to straighten out the
winding channel, which the dre,ise boat
will speedily aecompish.--Rve Press.
Articles OF Incorporation have been filed
With Secretary Webb for the Bozrman x
Butte Short Line railroad companv--a
'ozcinan corporation. The Interpretations
are Chas. II. Cobb, Edwin Il. Lamne. John
". Tilton, Theo. j. Lynde, Lester :. Will
ION, James T.. Martin and Thomas Lewis.
rhe capital stock i, 81 ,oO0. 600. with
,ower 10 increase Is required for the work
n contemplation. The object ul the COM
,any is as stated. to build - railroad
rom Bozeman IL Red Bluff, thence to
'onv. thence to Butte and Anaconda;
Ilso from Bozeman 10 Trail Creek thence
% some point on the leiiowstune river.
nd most practicable routes. Independent.
The Indian commission has closed 1t,
abors with the Flathead at II. lsnafius
'iissiou Much to the disappointme OF
he people of Missonla County. no ar
angetnent WAS made for the cutting down
Il the reservation or division in -evuralty.
instead the reservation was made more
'crHiunrnt by the commission arranging
ur al wandering bands nf kalispels. Spo-
ane aud oth2r tribes in the Northwest, to
" located on the Jockn reservation aud t.
up farms. The commissioners agreed
hat the government should assist them by
'uilding Touring mills. saw mills, blark-
ln.th shops, etc. and extending the aid
ow given to reservation lndianS The